Saturday, August 3, 2013

Giveaway and Interview with Kait Ballenger and her new book Twilight Hunter

Good morning my paranormal cravers and welcome to
The Dungeon! I have racked up some FRESH meat for your enjoyment today. She is a new paranormal writer, and if her first story was any indication, she will fast become a sought after one!! She is currently on the shifter level with no indication she's coming up for air. So....if her release is held up, just let me know and I'll go down and check on her...muahahah. Just before the tour and the suit up, I was able to tort....err.....interview her about her book. This what she had to tell us:

Hello Kait! So nice to have some fresh....err...new authors down here! Don’t mind the noise from the prison… err guests, they get noisy during
their…treatments...lol. Let me clear a spot so you can have a seat.Would you like some refreshments before you
get started?

Sure
thing! I’m up for any sort of fruity drink you may have. Pina colada or
margarita, maybe? I guess I’m too much of an alcohol pussy to drink things
straight. And don’t worry about the noise. I find it...intriguing ;-)

Tell us a little bit
about your new work.

Twilight
Hunter is the first full length novel of my Execution Underground paranormal
romance series. It tells the story of werewolf hunter Jace McCannon who has to
partner with a female alpha wolf, Frankie Amato, in order to catch a sick
sexual sadist. Though it’s not quite erotica, the series is high heat level and
there are lots of forbidden love themes. The tag line for Twilight Hunter is
“Sleeping with the enemy could be deadly...”

Yes, but in my experience "sleeping" is never involved...lol.....What first sparked
the series idea?

Wait a
second...is that scr—? Nevermind, maybe I don’t want to know what I’m hearing
in the prison...

Oh I can guarantee if you saw WHY she was screaming, you would be envious, not horrified.......wwwweelllll not extremely horrified.

Back to
the questions...

LOL.

It was a
culmination of many things. Nothing in particular sparked it, as boring as that
may sound. I just knew I wanted to try writing paranormal romance and the idea
grew from there.

Who is the character
that in your opinion everyone is going to fall in love with?

Oh, damn,
I love all my heroes, so that’s a hard choice lol. It may seem convenient since
his is the book that I’m promoting, but Jace really is one of my favorite
characters from the series. He’s dark, sexy, and a total bad boy. He swears
like a sailor, smokes like a chimney, and drinks like a fish, but still manages
to be a hero at the end of the day despite all his sexy naughty flaws. Not to
mentioned, he’s a tortured soul—who doesn’t love the dark brooding types? I
hope readers love him just as much as I do. Jace wouldn’t be the type of be
hung up on one of your racks though. He’d be the one hanging someone up on a
rack. He’s a dominant guy.

Yumm...You may just have to bring him with you next time...I have to ask, what
are the hardest scenes for you to write?

It don’t
struggle writing any type of scene in particular, but what I enjoy the least is
when I have to write big chunks of description about the setting. I force
myself to do it so readers can know where they’re at, but I enjoy writing
dialogue and actions the most. A lot of people struggle to write sex scenes or
fight scenes, but I love writing those. Those are easy for me.

Oh...me too! Oh wait we are talking about writing....How would you rate
the sex scenes throughout the series?

On a scale
of 1-10 (1 being no-sex Amish romance and 10 being erotica) I would say the
series is probably about an 8. I don’t like to beat around the bush with silly
euphemisms and I also don’t leave my characters to the awful fates of just
missionary position intercourse lol. They switch things up—they enjoy some
different positions and some nice oral fun added as well. In Twilight Hunter
there’s also a little bit of submission themes going on, so that adds a nice
fun layer of naughty, too. Readers of Shadow Hunter, the prequel novella to the
series (which does not have to be read before Twilight Hunter), will be
surprised by the heat level of Twilight Hunter. I had to tone down the language
for the prequel novella in the After Dark anthology, so that one would probably
be about a 6.5 in heat level. My publisher for that specific book (since it was
in the anthology) requested that I avoid using certain words. In Twilight
Hunter I didn’t have to tone things down though.

Are there any of
these in your books? (Hands one of the
toy boxes on the right which is filled with sex toys, whips, body creams,
lotions, lubs…and whatever else you can imagine)

Some
handcuffs make an appearance in Twilight Hunter, so that’s fun. Aside from that
though, nothing yet, but I definitely wouldn’t rule out the possibility of sex
toys showing up throughout the series. Chains are always fun, too. ;-) Trent
Garrison, the hero of the fifth book in the series (so quite a few books after
this one), has some BDSM fetishes going on, so his book will probably have some
fun toys and bondage.

MMMmm..my kind of guy!! How many books do
you see in this series?

Currently,
I have six planned plus the prequel novella, so seven total. Each hunter gets
his own book, but I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of more later on, or the
possibility of a spin off series.

Are any of your
characters reflective of you?

Not
really. I think they all have some qualities that are similar to me in some way
since I’m the author, but none are really reflective of me. If I had to pick
one though, it wouldn’t be one of the heroines like most people would guess.
It’d probably be Jace. I’m not a heavy drinker or smoker like Jace is (I’m no
party girl), but Jace is somewhat hot headed and reactionary, and I’m that way
too. Most people who meet me wouldn’t think I’d be that way, since I’m pretty
sweet when I’m in a good mood, but I’m kind of scary when I’m pissed off lol.
I’m very stubborn and bullheaded lol.

Tell us about some
of your other works.

The only
other novel I have that’s currently released is a prequel novella to the series
in the After Dark anthology titled Shadow Hunter. It’s about the leader of the Rochester division of the
Execution Underground, Damon Brock, and how he came to establish the division.
Following the release of Twilight Hunter on August 27th, the next
book in the series is Immortal Hunter, which releases January 28th
2014. Immortal Hunter focuses on David Aronowitz, a demon hunter and exorcist.
Don’t worry, he wouldn’t exorcist a demonness quite like yourself though.

I’m so happy you
have made this a stop. Would you like a
tour of the…err…levels? I can introduce you to the “guests”, if you just
hand me that box back.

Absolutely!
*Hands box back*

Let’s get you suited up:

Wine, mixed drink,
or straight up? Mixed drink.

Leather straps or
chains? Ooooh.
I like chains better hehe.

Cat-o-nine, braided
leather, or chain length whip? Braided leather

Collar and Leash or
Adornment? Collar
and Leash

Leather studded
bodysuit or corset top? Corset Top

Fishnets or
garter-belt? Garter-belt, though I like both.

Leather pants, mini,
or a long skirt slitted up both sides? Mini

Lace up boots (with
or without heels) or come F*** me high heels? Lace up boots with high heels

Ball gag, manacles,
or blindfold? Hard to decide between manacles or blindfold, but I think I’ll go
with manacles.

The rack or the
whipping post? The rack.

Candle
wax or clamps? Candle wax

Blonde, red-head,
Brunette, or Supernatural J?How about a brunette supernatural? That’d be my
favorite, though I’m not too picky.

LOL...Kait is tons of fun and I have enjoyed having her on here..well having her stay here...like I said, let me know if the book misses it's release date!! Let's take a look at it:

Hunters of the supernatural, the Execution Underground are an elite group tasked with protecting humanity...but what happens when danger collides with desire?

Jace McCannon has one loyalty: the Execution Underground. Despite his mixed blood, his hatred for the werewolves he hunts is legendary. But in his search for a sadistic killer, Jace finds himself face to face with a stunningly seductive packmaster…and longing for a night with his mortal enemy.

Nothing can stop Frankie Amato from defending her kind--or catching the rogue responsible for killing women in her territory. For that, this alpha female needs Jace’s skills more than she wants to admit. But as their investigation exposes evil truths, need burns into a passion that dare not be fulfilled. For to do so will have deadly consequences for them both.....

And a sneak at book two:

Hunters of the supernatural, the Execution Underground are an elite group tasked with protecting humanity...but at what price?

As an exorcist, David Aronowitz grew up the target of demonic

assassins. Now he’s a member of the Execution Underground

and hellspawn everywhere fear his name. But when a demon

slips into the seductive body of the only woman he’s ever loved,

David must confront the heartbreak of their past to save her.

The piece of her heart Allsún O’Hare gave to David so long ago

left her trapped between two worlds: the Fae and the human.

And when David comes to her rescue, fate reunites her with her

greatest temptation—and her biggest mistake.

Now, as they’re swept together into a wicked game with the

demon who controls her, David must decide if saving Allsún’s

life is worth sacrificing his own—and the future of humanity itself.

Kait has generously offered up a signed paper-back copy to one lucky commenter!! US only. Just fill out the rafflecopter!! Good Luck!!

I guess it would depend on how bad they were or if they were redeemable. I've read a series where there were good vampires and bad vampires and that was a very interesting take on vampires. But, aren't vampires a bit on the 'bad' side anyway????

I don't care if they are the bad guys or the good guys as long as they are in the story! Vampires are my favorite as far as supernaturals go, so as long as they are in the book, good/bad/in-between I am a very happy reader. I am so excited about this series, Yay! Thanks for the great interview and the awesome giveaway!

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